Erie Canal Poster Contest open to county high school students

by jmaloni

Sat, Oct 2nd 2010 04:00 pm

The Erie Canal Discovery
Center is hosting the annual Erie Canal Poster Contest on Saturday, Oct. 16, at
11 a.m. to commemorate the 1825 opening of the Erie Canal.

The art contest is open to
students residing in Niagara County and enrolled in high school. Younger
students are encouraged to take part in an Erie Canal Coloring Contest.
Additional information on the events is available at the Discovery Center or
online at www.ErieCanalDiscoveryCenter.com. The deadline to return entries is 4
p.m., on Oct. 9. Prizes and trophies will be extended to the winning entries.

This is a free, public
event and event planners would like to encourage families, friends, as well as
art and canal enthusiasts to join in the celebration at the Erie Canal
Discovery Center to recognize the accomplishments of these young artists and to
help commemorate the 185th anniversary of the opening of the grand Erie Canal.

In addition to the art contest, the center will host a take-out
Chiavetta's chicken barbecue Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dinners are $8 and
include dessert. Discount presale tickets are available at the Discovery
Center, 24 Church St., and the History Center, 215 Niagara St., Lockport. For
more information, call 439-0431.